MULBERRY GROVE – When she isn’t feeling so good about pushing herself while training or at practice, senior Harley Tompkins just reminds herself of one thing.

This spring will be the last chance to make the state tournament.

That inner drive has helped the Mulberry Grove softball standout train for the upcoming season as hard as anyone, and it also helped land her a spot on Parkland College’s squad in the springs of 2013 and 2014.

Fortunately for her, when she begins playing there, the winning has a good chance to continue.

For the second straight game, Vandalia was able to contain its opponent's center, but the Vandals still needed a furious fourth-quarter comeback last Friday to defeat Litchfield, 58-50.

Junior Leyton Godoyo was the primary defender of Litchfield’s Dale Volentine, who had just 12 points during the game. Godoyo was also responsible for guarding Hillsboro’s Matt DeLuka three days before.

Combined, Volentine and DeLuka had 37 fewer points then they did in the first meetings of the season.

The three Vandalia seniors who wrestled on senior night last Thursday came away victorious, but the team lost to O’Fallon, 36-24.

Dayin Godberson (182), Levi Ulmer (195) and Anthony Fladeland (285) each earned wins that served as three of the first four for the Vandals, and that was expected, as those three had combined to win 68 matches coming into the dual meet.